Summer in Charlotte means plenty of sunshine, warm weather and A/C usage, followed by inflated energy bills. As the weather begins to cool down, take advantage of the following energy-saving tips to help bring your bills back down to earth. Adjust the thermostat. Change the settings on your programmable thermostat to reflect the changing season, …
by Ross and Witmer Sweltering heat has taken hold of the Charlotte-Gaston area, and if you’re like most residents, you’re looking for ways to combat high cooling costs. Here are six surefire ways you can reduce the need for air conditioning in your home to lower utility bills while maintaining a high level of comfort for the remainder of …
by Ross and Witmer Ceiling fans can give your home comfort a big boost during North Carolina’s sweltering summers. By working in tandem with your air conditioner, fans help reduce your A/C’s cooling load. But the way they work may surprise you. Fans don’t actually cool rooms; they cool people. Although they don’t lower room temperatures, fans create a …
by Ross and Witmer As summer arrives, you’ll hear lots of helpful hints to improve A/C energy savings. Some of them are actually true. One that isn’t, however, is the old idea that it’s more energy efficient to leave the air conditioner on all day while you’re gone than to turn it off and let the house heat up. …
by Ross and Witmer The summer months are meant to be enjoyed, from backyard barbecues with friends to vacations with family. Help stretch your summer budget with our cooling season tips, designed to reduce both your energy costs and your carbon footprint. Cooling Season Tips to Stretch Your Summer Budget Turn up the heat. Program your thermostat to 85 …
by Ross and Witmer When you’re in the market for a piece of HVAC equipment, whether it’s a furnace, new AC unit, heat pump, etc., the best thing you can do for both your home and pocketbook is to look for the Energy Star Most Efficient label. This will allow you to save both energy and money for the …
by Ross and Witmer A good way to save money every month is to implement energy-saving tips at home. The following 10 tips are simple and should result in immediate, noticeable energy savings. 10 Energy-Saving Tips Replace traditional bulbs: Compact fluorescent lights consume far less energy than incandescent bulbs and last about 10 times longer. That means they lower your …
by Ross and Witmer You can get a lot more savings out of your energy-efficient furnace if you look beyond the burner and blower and keep in mind that those things are only parts of a much larger energy-handling system: your entire house. If you take a whole-house approach to energy efficiency, you can reduce heat loss from your …
by Ross and Witmer Many people want to find practical energy-saving tips for going green. Lowering your energy usage is one way to do that. You’ll be reducing the carbon footprint of your home and your family in the process. The bonus is that when you lower your energy usage, you’ll be lowering your energy bills in the process. …
by Ross and Witmer Home ownership can bring a feeling of pride and a whole new meaning to responsibility. One of biggest responsibilities is home maintenance. You have to make sure your furnace is properly inspected every year, the faucets aren’t dripping, and there’s no mold in the basement. These and other preventive measures can keep your house healthy …
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